Event Assistance Program

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APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AND FUNDING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO SUCCESSFUL EVENTS.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2012/13 EAP FUNDING ROUND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2012.

Australian Capital Tourism's Events Assistance Program (EAP) is a grant funding program designed to help stimulate and encourage events that demonstrate a strong capacity to provide economic benefits to the ACT through tourist visitation. It assists eligible event organisers to target interstate and international visitors as a key audience – providing the platform to develop, market and promote events in a way that helps to maximise tourism outcomes.

By providing assistance to develop, market and promote tourism events, EAP support must be aimed at:

  • increasing the number of interstate or international visitors travelling to the ACT;
  • increasing visitor length of stay in the ACT;
  • enhancing the overall tourism experience of visitors;
  • contributing to the brand enhancement of the ACT as a tourism destination; and
  • engaging and benefiting other sectors of the Canberra region tourism industry.

NOTE: A visitor is defined as a person who takes an overnight trip involving a stay of one or more nights away from home at a place at least 40km away from home.

EAP APPLICATION GUIDELINES

The EAP Application Guidelines provide an important overview of the funding program. A copy of the guidelines from the 2011/12 EAP funding round (which is now closed to applications) is available for download below for information only. A new set of EAP Application Guidelines will be prepared for the upcoming 2012/13 funding round.

Adobe Acrobat Document Download the 2011/12 EAP Application Guidelines

OUTSTANDING EAP ACQUITTALS

IMPORTANT: Applicants with an outstanding EAP acquittal are not eligible for further funding until the outstanding acquittal has been received and approved. A history of late acquittals without due cause from an applicant will also be taken into consideration when assessing an application.

Microsoft Word Document Download the policy for outstanding EAP acquittals

RECOGNITION OF AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TOURISM FUNDING

Successful EAP recipients must acknowledge Australian Capital Tourism’s support by placing the appropriate logos on all promotional material (in consultation with the Event Development Executive). Successful recipients must also provide Australian Capital Tourism with proofs of all intended uses of these logos for prior written approval. Further discussion regarding recognition of funding will occur during face-to-face meetings with successful recipients.

For more information, contact:

Event Development Executive
Phone: 02 6205 0666
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